454 episodes

We take you inside the trenches of enterprise and bring you the stories of the leaders who are creating the next generation of technology and products.

At InfoBeans, we love making things. We are a diverse team of designers, engineers, and product strategists. With different backgrounds and skillsets, we come together to make exceptional technology. This podcast pairs members of our team with leaders from Fortune 500’s to startups in conversations that reveal surprising wins, juicy losses, and innovation techniques you’ll love.

Fail Faster InfoBeans

    • Technology
    • 4.8 • 30 Ratings

We take you inside the trenches of enterprise and bring you the stories of the leaders who are creating the next generation of technology and products.

At InfoBeans, we love making things. We are a diverse team of designers, engineers, and product strategists. With different backgrounds and skillsets, we come together to make exceptional technology. This podcast pairs members of our team with leaders from Fortune 500’s to startups in conversations that reveal surprising wins, juicy losses, and innovation techniques you’ll love.

    #456 - The power of compounding returns

    #456 - The power of compounding returns

    In this episode, we sit down with Alan Snyder, Managing General Partner at Shinnecock Partners and the founder and CEO of aShareX, an alternative investment auction platform. From pioneering the Discover Card to founding an investment boutique, Alan shares invaluable insights into fractionalization in finance and introduces aShareX, an innovative auction exchange platform. We explore the revolutionary concept of fractional bidding for high-end assets and learn more about Alan's investor-centric approach. Join us as we discover the challenges and solutions in fractionalizing high-value assets, along with the importance of compounding returns in investment. 

    • 32 min
    #455 - From vision to execution: Insights from Leepa

    #455 - From vision to execution: Insights from Leepa

    Leepa Mohanty serves as the Director of Program Strategy at the Business Transformation Office of Reynolds Consumer Products. Her overarching goal is to steer the organization towards success, leveraging her expertise in leadership, strategy, and program management. Leading a high-performing team, Leepa spearheads crucial transformation initiatives, enhancing revenue streams and optimizing business operations. Driven by a fervor for cultivating inclusive workplaces, Leepa is committed to nurturing environments where everyone feels valued. Prior to her role at Reynolds Consumer Products, she played instrumental roles in transformation within the Fintech sector at Citibank and Capgemini. Leepa has a proven track record of tackling intricate challenges and delivering tangible results. Beyond her professional pursuits, Leepa finds joy in creating music. She resides in Chicago with her husband and two children.

    • 34 min
    #454 - Creating innovation through empathy and diversity of thought

    #454 - Creating innovation through empathy and diversity of thought

    Jennifer Rött (pronounced “wrote”) is a strategic Product, User Experience, and Design leader specializing in human-centered products and platforms. Jennifer has 20 years of experience sustainably scaling and growing people, teams, products, cloud, SaaS, and enterprise platforms through empathy and collaboration. Jennifer has pioneered innovations across social, entertainment, and media technology - winning over two dozen awards in the last 2 years for Innovation and Design, including a Red Dot. Jennifer believes diversity of thought and experience make for the most innovative and inclusive products. Jennifer leads Innovation through data, research, and exploration that puts people first.

    • 32 min
    #453 - A peek under the hood of healthcare billing experience

    #453 - A peek under the hood of healthcare billing experience

    In this episode, our guest is Kinshuk Mishra, a seasoned leader in the tech and healthcare space, who is currently Chief Technology Officer for healthcare financial engagement platform, Cedar. Kinshuk takes us through his career journey, reflecting on pivotal moments, including both successes and failures. From the importance of trusting your instincts to the complexities of behavioral change within organizations, Kinshuk shares valuable insights for technology leaders and aspiring engineering professionals to assess against.

    • 30 min
    #452 - What they don't teach you in UX school

    #452 - What they don't teach you in UX school

    Ricardo Lattore, VP Group Experience Design Director at Razorfish, born in Colombia, South America in the 80's, somehow survived the Rad BMX era only to find himself pushing the limits of any free generative AI account. 

    • 35 min
    #451 - Breaking barriers: Mastering cross-functional communication in healthcare and beyond

    #451 - Breaking barriers: Mastering cross-functional communication in healthcare and beyond

    Naveen Chadalavada brings his operational mindset and experience leading teams to business problems at hand. While he is currently leading a team at Phreesia who grows and nurtures partnerships, he has had a variety of experience both in and out of the classroom across the provider healthcare space. From his days in consulting to his time in the technology space, Naveen has focused much of his professional career on building a foundational toolkit to help him set up to be a leader in the healthcare industry. Naveen enjoys meeting new people, learning about their passions, and fostering collaborative networks. During his free time, you will likely catch him at a sporting event or spending time with his family. Naveen has a master’s degree in business from the Kellogg School of Management and a master’s degree in public health from George Washington University. These experiences provide an academic complement to his professional experiences in the field.

    • 34 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

howardtnyc ,

It has so much value to offer

Fail Faster features great innovators and leaders that bring so much value to the conversation. I also love how there's always a variety of guests from different backgrounds - apart from value, they also contribute uniqueness to each episode!

Switch? ,

Insightful and inspiring

Amazing and informative conversations to help broaden your knowledge of product design, development and strategy across many verticals. Love the variety of speakers and backgrounds

bobgower ,

Inside Baseball

Fail Faster is great look inside what it takes to create digital products. Interviews with pros plus analysis from the wonderful folks at Philosophie bring the work to life.

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